WEB4 days ago · Cherry blossom tree in Yachounomori Garden, Tatebayashi, Gunma, Japan. The cherry blossom, or sakura, is the flower of trees in Prunus subgenus Cerasus. "Sakura" usually refers to flowers of ornamental cherry trees, such as cultivars of Prunus serrulata, not trees grown for their fruit [1] : 14–18 [2] (although these also have …